Is 60 Elderly?
It is for Free Tax Help
We can debate if 60 is elderly, but don’t let that keep you from getting free help. We’re all about programs that save money, even those that sound a bit insulting.
That’s how we’re looking at the Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) program that offers free tax and related pension and retirement help for folks 60 and older.
Another program, the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA), provides assistance to people who generally earn $57,000 or less, have disabilities or have limited English-speaking abilities.
The VITA/TCE sites are staffed by IRS-trained volunteers, many sponsored by local agencies. Find out where to go and what to bring by calling 800-906-9887 or visit irs.gov.
As an aside, AARP runs most of the region’s TCE sites for low- to moderate-income people through the AARP Foundation’s Tax Aide program. Learn more by calling 888-227-7669 or go to aarp.org and click the Tax Aide Locator link.
Dark Park,
Bright Skies
Some of the darkest skies in Ohio are at Geauga County’s Observatory Park, making it a terrific place to do wintertime stargazing.
The 1,100-acre park is an International Dark Sky Park, the only one in Ohio and one of about 100 worldwide. The Geauga Park District not only protects the park’s skies from light pollution, it also runs sky viewing programs there throughout the year.
Grab a coat and a pair of warm boots and see what’s up at Observatory Park. Even better, sign up for a park district program at geaugaparkdistrict.org.
For those of you keeping track, January’s Full Wolf Moon is the 17th. The Full Snow Moon is February 16.
Wheel-Ready
Roadies
Ohio’s newly launched older driver campaign is twofold: to keep us behind the wheel as long as it’s safe and to get us off the road when it isn’t.
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